Enforcing contracts: Cost in Austria
Austria: Enforcing contracts: Cost was 20.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Austria, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.
Analysis
In 2019, enforcing contracts: cost in Austria stood at 20.6%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: cost in Austria peaked at 20.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2003.
Austria ranks 150th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enforcing contracts: Cost in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of claim | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.1% | — |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 20.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.8%, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 20.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.1% | 20.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enforcing contracts: cost in Austria?
- Enforcing contracts: cost in Austria was 20.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest enforcing contracts: cost recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for enforcing contracts: cost?
- Austria ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enforcing contracts: cost rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Cost (% of claim). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost to enforce contracts is recorded as a percentage of the claim value, assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita or $5,000, whichever is greater. Three types of costs are recorded: average attorney fees, court costs and enforcement costs. Bribes are not taken into account.